On This Day in West Virginia History, March 23rd

March 23, 2023

Mountaineer News

Vintage West Virginia

On March 23, 1831, the Virginia General Assembly passed an act authorizing the Monongalia Academy to establish a separate academy for female students, which opened in 1833 and was called the Morgantown Female Academy.

Learn more: Act Establishing Female Seminary at Morgantown Amendment to Act Establishing Morgantown Female Academy History of Morgantown Female Seminary Advertisement for Morgantown Female Academy Officers of the Morgantown Female Collegiate Institute Document-Based Questions